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Cell Theory and Microscopy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was one of the first people to spot cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Theodor Schwann

2.

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny, one-celled organisms he discovered?

a)

Cells

b)

Animalcules

c)

Microbes

d)

Bacteria

3.

What is the main function of a light microscope?

a)

To make objects appear smaller

b)

To make objects appear larger

c)

To change the color of objects

d)

To heat objects

4.

What did Robert Hooke think the tiny spaces in cork looked like?

a)

Large rooms

b)

Small rooms

c)

Animals

d)

Plants

5.

Fill in the blank: Leeuwenhoek observed cells in greater ______ because he made better lenses.

a)

detail

b)

color

c)

size

d)

number

6.

Which scientist proposed that all cells come from other cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

7.

What is resolution in microscopy?

a)

The size of the microscope

b)

The clarity of details when magnified

c)

The weight of the microscope

d)

The color of the image.

8.

Who first saw animalcules?

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Van Alstyne

d)

Schwann

9.

Who said that cells come from preexisting cells?

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Brogan

10.

Who studied plants under the microscope?

a)

Schwann

b)

Hooke

c)

Schleiden

d)

Benowhich

11.

Who made a discovery that further disproved spontaneous generation?

a)

Von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Hooke

c)

Virchow

d)

Spontaneous generation is a real thing

12.

Resolution means........

a)

Making things larger

b)

Being able to distinguish individual parts

c)

the image is small